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Chapter 78 Hangu Pass

The scorching sun and the scorching high temperature scorched the dirt ground. When the soles of their feet stepped on the hard dirt, suddenly, a wave of heat penetrated the soles of their shoes and surged up from the soles of their feet. Passers-by on the road wiped the dirt on their faces Sweat, can't help but complain about such a hot weather.

In June in Guanzhong, just when midsummer is approaching, two young men were walking on the spacious road, sweating profusely.

"Brother Su, there is Mount Xiao in front of you." Looking at the cliffs on both sides ahead, Ziyu reminded.

Fusu nodded. Without Ziyu's telling, Fusu also saw that there was a stone monument standing on the side of the road thirty steps ahead, with the word "Xiaoshan" engraved on it.

As soon as the road entered Xiaoshan, it immediately became narrow and rugged.Fusu looked up, and there were cliffs on both sides. The pines and cypresses growing on the cliffs covered the sky, and the lush leaves blocked most of the sunlight.It made the mountain road a bit shady, and it was no longer hot on the road before.

"Duke Mu's hegemony fell here!" Looking at the precipitous terrain, Fusu was not without emotion.

400 years ago, with the assistance of his good ministers Baili Xi, Jian Shu and Yu, Duke Mu of Qin successfully became one of the Five Overlords in the Spring and Autumn Period.

But in the 25th year of King Zhou Xiang, Duke Mu wanted to destroy the state of Zheng, so he sent three generals, three hundred troops, to attack the state of Zheng. An ambush was set up on Xiaoshan Mountain, resulting in the annihilation of the entire Qin army, and Qin Mugong's hegemony has since collapsed.

Later, after the death of Duke Mu, the system of human martyrdom was implemented, and 170 people were buried. As a result, Qin State lost a large number of virtuous ministers.

Since then, the state of Qin has fainted for four consecutive generations, almost toppled. It was not until Qin Xiangong succeeded to the throne that the situation improved a little.

Ziyu looked at the cliffs on both sides, nodded and said, "This is indeed a good place to set up an ambush, and it is not unjust for the Qin army to lose here."

Fusu suddenly said: "It's just that, in the future, I'm afraid the story of the Battle of Xiaoshan will never be repeated..."

The most critical point in the Battle of Xiaoshan was that the chariot moved slowly in the narrow mountain road.As for chariots, although they were still used in warfare at this time, they were on the verge of being eliminated, and they were replaced by more flexible and light cavalry.

400 years ago, it took the chariot soldiers two or three hours to cross the natural danger of Xiaoshan, but now it only takes the cavalry more than a quarter of an hour to pass.Like the Jin army, the war strategy of taking advantage of the rugged roads in Xiaoshan, passing through the slow-moving chariots, and then defeating the strong with the weak has completely failed.

The progress of the times has brought about earth-shaking changes in the way of warfare.

Spears and shields are upgraded, and wars are always spiraling upwards.There cannot be a spear that can pierce everything, nor can there be a shield that can block everything.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, chariots were an important criterion for measuring a country's war strength. This is how the idiom "Country of Ten Thousand Carriages" came about. If a country had ten thousand chariots, then in the Spring and Autumn Period, it would be second to none overlord.

Therefore, the rugged roads and steep terrain of Xiaoshan naturally hindered the advancement of chariots, and chariots became a burden to the army instead.

But what is a chariot now?
During the Warring States Period, various countries frequently attacked and invaded, and chariots were rarely used in wars.For example, in a war at the strategic level between the two countries like the Battle of Changping, the total number of troops participating in the battle was close to one million, but did any chariots appear?Bai Qi used [-] cavalry to cut off the connection between Zhao Jun and the camp.

This cavalry divided the main force of the Zhao army into two independent troops, and at the same time cut off the food roads of the Zhao army. In the final battle, Qin won the battle.

Cavalry has become the main force in warfare.

"Let's go..." Fusu waved his hand and walked forward, Ziyu followed closely beside Fusu.

An hour later, Fusu panted out of Xiaoshan Mountain, Hangu Pass was right in front of him.

Seeing the majestic pass in front of him, Fusu was also filled with emotion.The six countries joined forces several times, and in the end, they all died in the face of the dangerous pass of Hangu Pass.

Keeping the Hangu Pass means guarding the east gate of the pass. If the Qin State wants to go out of the world, it must pass through the Hangu Pass. But if the strength is not enough, it can completely hold the Hangu Pass, and then patiently lick the wound in the pass. Waiting for an opportunity to go east.

During the Warring States period, Qin State was not without failures, but it was able to recover quickly every time. First, it relied on the farming and war system of Shang Jun. Second, it was the natural danger of Hangu Pass, which could win enough for Qin State. time.

It is precisely because of these two reasons that Qin will not experience a fiasco like the Shandong Six Kingdoms, will be devastated, and then fall to the position of overlord.

However, with the passage of time, the role of Hangu Pass is decreasing, and it is no longer as impregnable as it was back then, never falling.

If Fusu came to face such a dangerous pass, then Fusu would definitely give up attacking Hangu Pass, choose Qingqi, then cross the Qinling Mountains, enter Guanzhong directly, and force Xianyang.

Capture the thief first, capture the king, the truth has not been broken since ancient times.As long as Xianyang is taken down, the hindering effect of Hangu Pass will be of little value.

Even so, such a method is still too bold, and if it is not done well, the army will go deep alone, which is a big taboo for military strategists.

Therefore, although the role of Hangu Pass at this time has been weakened, it can still play a good role.

Seeing the defense of Hangu Pass, Fusu frowned, this is too lax!
After thinking about it for a while, Fusu was a little stunned. Since Yingzheng ascended the throne, Qin has formed an absolute advantage over the six Shandong countries. The strength of the six Shandong countries has fallen to the level of ordinary counties in Qin, so Only then will Ying Zheng have the intention to wipe out the six kingdoms.

With the advantage of Qin State, the Six Kingdoms can't take care of themselves, so why would they consider attacking Qin State and licking Qin State's tiger's beard? Don't they think that death is not fast enough?

Therefore, Hangu Pass has not experienced war for many years, and the defense has naturally relaxed.

"Born in sorrow, died in peace!" Fusu sighed silently in his heart.

No wonder at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Chen Sheng's general Zhou Wen went all the way westward without any obstacles, and went to the hinterland of Guanzhong to play in the water.

In the later generations, Fusu was very puzzled. When Zhou Wen went west, Hangu Pass did not play a role at all. Zhou Wenshun smoothly entered the pass with an army of 10,000+. The root knot was found here.

(End of this chapter)